{"id":2029,"date":"2013-03-04T10:02:11","date_gmt":"2013-03-04T18:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?p=2029"},"modified":"2013-03-23T10:02:08","modified_gmt":"2013-03-23T18:02:08","slug":"mondays-mindful-tip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/index.php\/mondays-mindful-tip\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday’s Mindful Tip: A Moment of Chess"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\"IMG_3131\"<\/a>On some Monday’s\u00a0<\/strong>I’m going to share a little tip on how to bring mindfulness into the lives of you and your child. For my first Monday’s MIndful Tip I am suggesting the game of chess.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Don’t panic, I’m not suggesting a marathon game with your child.<\/strong> I am suggesting that you take 20 minutes out of your evening\/ afternoon to play a little chess. Set a timer for as many minutes as you and your child can spare,<\/strong> and play until the timer rings. Then store the game as it is (unfinished) until the next day for another short break.<\/p>\n

Chess is an amazingly relaxing, mindful game that will leave both you and your child peaceful and focused<\/strong> by the end of your time together. It stimulates the areas of the brain that lead to rational focused thoughts, anxieties and depression vanish. The math brain\/problem solving brain takes over and you are one with the game.<\/p>\n

If you don’t know how to play chess, teach yourself. Purchase a guide to playing chess and go for it. It’s actually a very easy game to learn and practice only makes you better at it.<\/strong> You and your child can learn together or perhaps your child can teach you.<\/p>\n

I believe in an actual tactile game board and carved pieces. Computer chess is too much inside one’s head.<\/strong> To really enjoy one another’s comany and relax, one needs to play chess old-style. Touching the pieces, chatting with one another stimulates all of the senses for a truly enjoyable experience.<\/strong> Ever wonder why the older men in Italy sit and play it all afternoon? Try it with your kid. It’s a ZEN<\/strong> game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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